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Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07

THERE seems to be something like
general real estate boom all over the coun-
try. Scarce large, growing ambitious city
in any part of the land is without its local
boom just at present. In some places, like
Kansas City, Fort-Smith and Los Angeles,
it seems to have reached an extreme stage.
Real estate transactions in Kansas City for
last week were reported at 81, 100000. One
would almost think it had been selected as
the seat of the universe. 1t is not local,
but general ailment. There is no more
reason why real estate dealers should hot
water their stock than railroad operators.
Some of this growth is legitimate and per-
manent and some is not. 1t is legitimate
to expect large and steady growth in the
country, and a still greater rate of growth
in the cities, while few of the latter most
favorably located will realize an excep-
tional growth. Since the collapse of real
estate in 1872, it has been fiat and has long
remained so. While wealth has increased
rapidly and enormously, other lines of
property, more easily convertible and less
exposed to the ken of the tax gatherer,
have been preferred. We believe real es-
tate in this country has been disproportion-
ally low, and it is easy to see why it should
be so as long as we have an unlimited va
can't public domain, where land of the best
productive qualities could be had for the
asking and taking. That time is fast dis
appearing. In ten yeats more our avail
able arabic public lands will be exhausted.
Coming events already cast their shadows
before them. Senator Ben. Wade once pre-
dicted that every acre of land in the United
States would be worth $50 per acre on an
average by the end of the century. AS
soon as the supply fails the demand will
increase and prices will 60 up rapidly.
There is no reason why land should be
worth $3.50 per acre in Europe and better
land in this country be worth only $50
This is better country to live in on every
account, and the time will come when our
land will be worth the most. In the case
of cities, but few of the many locations
will ever have an exceptional growth. 1t
is a complicated problem to solve proftably.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Interstate Questions.

WASHINGTON, April GA petition has
been received by the Interstate Com
missioners to-day from the General Man
ager of the South Carolina Railway Com
pany for relief from the fourth section
Qong and short haul section) of the
Interstate Commerce law. Petitions of
like purport have been received from
the General Manager of the Georgia Pa
cific Railway company. The commission
ers were in conference two hours or more
this afternoon over petitions for the sus-
pensions of the long and short haul pro-
visions, but took recess without having
reached conclusion. They will re-
assemble this afternoon and continue the
consideration of this subject.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
DUBUQUE CITY Election.

DUBUQUE, April AT the city election
to-day the Knights of Labor ticket made
full sweep, electing every man on the city
ticket and every alderman complete. The
vote stood Voelker, labor, 1884; Preston,
(Dem) 1928, and Gillian, (Rep) LOSS;
being, TAG, plurality for Voelker. The
next City Council will stand eight
Knights of Labor; of whom three hold
over, two elected last year as Republicans
and one as a Democrat. The other Alder
men are two Democrats and one Repub-
1ioop
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Divorce Sensations.

DENVER, Colo.-A sensation has been
created in social circles by ex-Gover-
nor Gilpin filing an application in the
county court for divorce, alleging inhu-
man treatment by his wife together with
her extravaganza and upgovernable tenn
per, making life to him a burden. He also
alleges that his wife entered into conspir-
acy to take his life and get control of his
property and children whose affection she
has estranged from him. Mr. Gilpin prays
for separation and custody of the chill
dren. Mrs. Gilpin filed an answer deny
ing all the charges made by her husband.
Mr.. Gilpin is "a years of age and his wife
is so and they have been married thirteen
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
OUR City Council last evening voted to

OUR City Council last evening voted to
give the Montana Central railroad the
right of way through the city, though the
particular route is still open for modifica
ton. The sixth ward naturally prefers
that it should 60 north of the Northern
Pacific, and so should we if living in that
ward, but it is the strangest thing of all
that the first ward should be found voting
with the sixth on proposition that. it
seems to us, would benefit it more than
either of the other wards We think the
matter will be satisfactorily arranged.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
AFTER an interval of two years, Austr

AFTER an interval of two years, Austria
has appointed Minister resident at Wash
ington. 1t is not very important mat
ter. Notwithstanding the pressure of
thousands of applicants for office, Presi-
dent Cleveland has had enough self-respect
to keep the Austrian mission vacant.
Though we have NO great admiration of
Kelley, he is quite as respectable as the
average foreign Ministers sent to this
country and is certainly good enough for
Austria No body will suffer by keeping
this position suggestively vacant
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07

Mr.. WooLsToN was last week negotiat
ing with the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company, represented by General Traffic
Manager Hannaford, for the transporta-
tion Of fifty car loads of water mains and
other material intended for the new
Helena water plant. Mr.. Woolston writes
that he expects to reach Helena not later
than April 18th, and Immediately there
after large force of workmen will be
employed in trench digging and main
laying
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
ST. LOuiS City Election.

st. LOUIS, April 5.-The complete returns
Of the election to-day from II wards, at II
o'clock tonight, indicate that the Demo
Gratis will have majority in both houses
of the municipal assembly. The Labor
vote cannot be got at yet, but it does not
seem to be as heavy as was expected. The
contest has been close in most of the wards
and districts, but there is scarcely doubt
but that the Democrats have gained a
victory.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Ocean Wreck.

ST. JOHNS, n. F. March 31.-The report
has reached here of the total loss of the
sealing steamer Eagle, with crew of $50
men, on the shoals near Funk Island, off
Bonavista Bay. No particulars of the dis
aster are yet at hand Debris, consisting
of deck ladders, forecastle deck and cook
ing gear, with the steamers name on it,
have been found on the ice. The suppo-
tion is that the steamers boiler exploded.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Steamer CaDsiZed.

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 5.-A specil to
the Oregonian from Wardner, Idaho, says:
The steamer Spokane, with twenty-four
passengers, capsized on the Ceur d'Alene
river at 1 o'clock this afternoon. Five
men are reported lost-Col. Higgins, of
Bangor, Me, l.. Pike, Of Portland, Oregon;
]. c. Hanna, of Spokane Falls; Mr. Jerome,
of Lewiston, and one deck hand.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07

EVEN SALISBURY has some sense and
pronounces the scheme of imperial fedora
tion as of "hazy and doubtful character" !"
He gets good cut on Bismarck, and in
saying that "the English government must
be satisfied to allow each portion of the
Empire to control its own affairs in its own
locality" he unconsiously commits him
self to the principle of home rule for which
the Irish are contending
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Coal Mine Horror.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 5.-A special
to the Times from Vineta, Indian Territory,
says: A terrible explosion occurred to-
day at Savannah in coal shaft No. ., by
which six men were killed. A rescuing
party was soon organized and went down
into the mine, but they were overcome by
gas and twelve were suffocated before they
could be taken out, making eighteen dead
in all. The mines are worked mainly by
foreigners and most of the victims are
Italians. Fuller particulars have not yet
been learned here
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
AppOintm ents.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Secretary Fair
child to-day appointed Messrs. John P.
Irish, w. J. Bryan and John F. Swift
a commission to select and purchase prop
erty in San Francisco on which to erect a
suitable building for the postoffice and
court house. There is $550,000 available
for the purchase.
Patrick w. Lynch has been appointed
Internal Revenue storekeeper at Omaha.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Testing the Right of Women to Vote,

MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 5.-In many
cities of the State. by preconcerted ar
rangement, ladies in bodies went to the
polls and offered to vote, claiming to be en-
titled to do so by the inference conveyed
by recently enacted law allowing women
to vote in school affairs. In Sturgeon Bay
100 of them voted, but elsewhere their
ballots were refused. In Delavan so
prominent ladies marched to the polls in
the morning in procession. A lively dis
cussion followed, speeches being made for
and against their right to vote. After con-
siderable excitement the board refused to
accept the ladies' votes. The polls were
blOckaded until after IL o'clock by the
ladies who persisted in offering their votes.
A test case will be made and carried to the
Supreme Court.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Debt Staten ent.

WASHINGTON, March 30-It is estimated
in the treasury department that there mas
been decrease of about $4,000 900 PUBIC
debt during the present month Inc eon re-
ceipts so far this month amount to POO,
5,273 and expenditures to Sl0,36o'ooo
including $6,735,219 pension payments,
The net gain of receipts over expenditures
is 14,866,743.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
The National Drill.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-Entries for the
national drill to be held in this city the
last week in May closed last night. The
number of entries not yet recorded are
as follows among the different
branches of the service: Regimental drill
4, battalion 5, artillery Z, Gatling gun 2,
infantry companies IS, school cadet corps
7, Zouave 5, individual drill (about) 81,
rifle practice (about) SO, military bands
and drum corps (about) %.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Destructive Fire.

LONDON, April 6.-The great permanent
infantry barracks, at Aldershot, are on fire
and are burning rapidly. The flames
started at noon and have been raging ever
since, famed to fury by gale of wind
with such force as to caase the efforts of
the fremen to extinguish the flames prac-
tically useless.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Drawing the Color Line.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, April 3.-The Mont
gomery Companies, the Greys and Blues,
tonight officially resolved to withdraw
from the National drill to be held at Wash
ington. A telegram from the Atlanta
Rifles to the Montgomery military says
they will follow the Montgomerys exam
pie and withdraw. Their action is caused
by the entry of two colored companies for
the contest.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Atlantic Coast Storm.

HALIFAX, S., April 5.-A dispatch
from Clark's harbor says: The storm Sat-
urday and Sunday inflicted considerable
damage to property in several places. Fish
ing crafts and other vessels escaped total
destruction by being anchored under the
lee shore. Some of them sank at their
moorings. One broke adrift and was lost
Fears are entertained for the safety of
several schooners which sailed for the fish
ing grounds several days previous.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Death of an Eminent Judge.

PHILADELPHIA, April 4.-William S.
Pierce, associate judge of the court of COM
mon pleas. died at his residence this af-
ternoon of heart disease, aged ~ years.
Judge Pierce was an early and earnest
advocate of the emancipation of slaves,
and was counsel for them in nearly every
case which occurred after the fugitive
slave act of 1850.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07

TIE death of that philanthropic kiady,
Miss Catherine Wolfe, will be heard with
sincere regret by thousands who only know
her by her unceasing benefactions. She
used her great wealth to do good with it
and leaves fragrant memory worth more
than any other monument.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07

ANTOINE KUNTZ, measured by feet and
inches, is little more than half as big
man as Harvey English. In other re-
spects, however,-as contestant for Police
Magistrate, for instance Antoine sizes up
to Harvey to better advantage. Politi
tween the stature and strength of the two
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Municipal Election.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 4.-The cleo
tion in Cleveland to-day for municipal Of
fcers was a surprise to the Republicans.
The entire Democratic ticket, headed by
B. D. Babcock, the candidate for Mayor,
was elected by about 5000, majority. The
board of aldermen is probably Democratic
olco
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Robbery,

CHICAGO, April 5.-An Inter Ocean
special from Springfield, Ills, says: John
Workman, wealthy farmer and land
day of $4,000 by three men who had evil
IDENTIFY learned that Workman had that
sum upon his person for the purpose of
closing a cattle deal.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Fatal Explosion,

PITTsBURG, April Six men were
terribly burned by an explosion of molten
metal in the Edgar Thompson steel works
at Braddock, Pa, this morning. The heat
ed steel had been dumped into portable
ladle preparatory to pouring it into ingot
moulds, when the metal exploded and was
scattered in all directions
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07

WE desire, pro forma, to express our pro-
found appreciation of the kindness of Mr..
Sparks in allowing citizens of Montana to
take advantage of the law granting them
the privilege to cut timber on the public
lands for domestic purposes without pros
ecution. Small favors are thankfully re-
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Decision Against the Bell Telephone
COmDany.

BosToN, April 4.-Judge Colt, of the U.
S. Circuit Court, sent down an opinion in
the case of the United States versus the
American Bell Telephone Company to test
the validity of the Bell patent, denying
demur to the bill and also to plead matters
in defense.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Wisconsin Election.

MILWAUKEE, April 5.-The political
campaign which eliminated to-day has
been a memorable one. The contest was
between the Fusion Democratic and Re-
publican) and the Peoples (labor) party
for circuit and superior court judges and
ward representatives in the common coun-
Gil. The State election to-day was for
associate judge of the supreme court.
Harlow S. Orton (Dem.) was reelected
without opposition. Milwaukee county
voted on circuit judge and judge of the
superior court. The Democrats and Re-
publicans placed a fusion ticket in the
field against the Labor party. At 10
o'clock tonight twenty-five city precints
have been heard from, giving ID. II. John
son DEM and Geo. II. Moves rep. J
Fusion judicial candidates, LAO majority
over the Labor candidates. Seventeen ad-
ditional city precincts will probably neu-
tralize this majority, but seven towns OF
the county will 60 strongly for the Fusion
candidates, who are probably elected by
1000 majority. The Labor party will elect
about half the aldermen and one-third of
the supervisors. Both parties will prob
ably be Democratic, as two thirds of the
aldermen hold over.
Midnight-All but one city and four
teen precincts have been heard from, Civ
ing the Fusion ticket 800 majority over
the Labor ticket. The Labor ticket car
ried the city by 1,500. The unionists
elected fifteen out of twenty-five alder
men.
Eu Claire and Racine elected the Citi-
zens ticket against the Knights of Labor
candidates.
In Whitewater the DemocraticLabor
combination won.
Madison went Democratic, Senator
Conklin being elected Mayor without op-
position.
Reports from interior cities are meagre
Columbia, Delavan and Tomah have elect
ed Republican mayors. In Depere the
Fusion ticket Republicans and Democrats
won over the Labor party. Kenosha
elected full Labor ticket.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Rhode Island State Election.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., April 6.-The State
election is in progress with fair skies and
with close contest existing and prospects
good for both parties.
The vote was very large in this city. 1t
is believed that Wetmore, Rep, for Gov
ernor, is running considerably behind the
rest of the State ticket. The woman suf-
frage amendment receives but faint sup
port in this city.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07

Doc STEELE ascribes his election
to the labor vote, assisted by
considerable sprinkling Of disaffected Re-
publicans. The result is confessed a great
surprise, as in voting experience of near
ly thirty years the Doc. has never cast any
other than straight Missouri ballot.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07

THE worst of the election result to re-
gret, besides the defeat of several good
men, is the spirit of dissension and recrim-
ination that to some extent survives. 1t
is better to forget such things and learn to
correct mistakes, if they have been made.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Price of Composition Advanced.

CINCINNATI, April 4.-The Cincinnati
Typographical Union, at meeting held
yesterday, decided to advance the price OF
composition on morning newspapers to 40
cents per thousand, and notified the pro-
prietors that the new rate would go into
effect at o'clock this morning. The pro-
prietors have not yet taken any action.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Fraudulent Land Entries.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, April 5.-J. A. Mac
Ginnis, clerk in Surveyor Central Reichert's
Office, was arrested to-day in connection
with the fraudulent land survey cases and
was released on So 500 bonds.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07

THE Bozeman Democrats seemed to have
been more demoralized in yesterdays
charter election than the Helena Republi-
cans. Bozeman and Billings both chose
Republican mayors and supported them
with Republican councils.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Suicide.

VIENNA, April 5.-Mogenstein, the emi-
nent Hebrew scholar, drowned himself in
the Danube river. Since he implicated DR..
Sleecker in the anti-Sematic prosecution he
has been unable to get employment and
had been reduced to penury.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07

Doc. STEELE stole march upon the
Republicans, and by other than strictly
Democratic votes becomes the successor
of Theodore Kleinschmidt, one Of the very
best mayors this or any other municipality
ever had.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Congressional Election.

PALESTINE, Texas, April 4.-Col. VIM.
H. Martin, the Democratic nominee, was
to-day elected from this (the Second) dis
trict to fill the unexpired term of Jno. H.
Reagan. A very light vote was polled.
The Republicans presented no candidate.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Fire Losses,

NEW YORK, April 4.-The March fires,
according to the New York Commercial
Bulletins estimate, cost the United States
and Canada $l,45O,OOO, or $3,OOO,OO0 above
the average in that month for. dozen
wears past
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Attempted Assassination Of the Gar.

BERLIN, Apri! 1.-Advices received from
St Petersburg fully confirm the report
that another attempt has been made upon
the life of the Gar. 1t is learned that on
Tuesday, while the Car was exercising in
the park connected with Gatschina Palace,
he was fired upon by an officer of the army,
the ball passing close to his person. The
officer was Immediately seized by the at
tendants and imprisoned.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Fatal Church Accident.

LONDON, April 3.-The roof of the
church at Linguglossa, Sicily, fell without
warning during services yesterday, bury
ing beneath it one hundred persons, forty
OF whom were killed and injured.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07

THE result of the Cincinnati election is
something of surprise. The Democratic
party has sunk to the third rank. Smith
(Republican) is elected Mayor.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07

THE Republican membership of the new
City Council is believed to be solidly in
favor of the projected competitive water
plant.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Ipaugurated Mayor.

PHILADELPHIA, April 4.-Edward II.
Filter, (Rep) was at noon to-day inaugur-
ated as mayor, and entered upon his du
ties as first mayor under the new city
charter
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07

COMPETITION between gas companies in
Baltimore has run the price down to 35
cents per thousand, and the companies are
not losing money at that.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Guarding Against Forged Notes. "

PHILADELPHIA, April with view
of checking the facility with which
forged notes my be imposed upon the
banks, as in the recent case of James
Hunter, the Philadelphia Clearing House
Association banks to-day adopted the
following:
ResolUed, By the Association Banks of
the city of Philadelphia, that as soon as
practicable, after discounting for custom
ers or others, notice of the maturity of
such papers shall be sent to the maker
or makers thereof, whether they are pay
able at the bank or elsewhere.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07

THE reception rendered Hon. James G..
Blaine by the St. Louis Board of Trade
was in the nature of popular ovation.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Cause of the Defeat.

LONDON, March 30.-A dispatch to the
Sportsman from Queenstown says that Capt
Samuels, of the yacht Dauntless, attributes
his defeat by the Coronet to the inter
ference of Mr.. Colt, owner of the Daunt-
less, who was on board the vessel. Capt.
Samues and five of the crew have left the
Dauntless and will sail for New York to-
morrow.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07

TWELVE Republicans and two Democrats
will compose the new City Council.
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